Category: Cycling
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Cyclocross Race: PACC No. 1, 2011
I raced my first cyclocross race, and it turns out, the first cyclocross race held in Adelaide . The race was hosted by the Port Adelaide Cycling Club (PACC), and held in the Adelaide park lands just south of the CBD. The early morning weather was cool and rainy, though my ride into the city was mostly dry. The…
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AMTBC Cromer 6hr Enduro
Last weekend I helped build some new singletrack for the AMTBC Cromer 6hr Enduro, and yesterday I raced it in the solo singlespeed class on the rigid Kona 29er. The course was well-suited for a singlespeed, though only five of the 85+ entries were in the singlespeed class. I used a 32×20 gear, while most of the…
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Maxxis Ignitor Tyres
After about a year-and-a-half of consideration, I finally picked up a pair or two of Maxxis Ignitors. I’ve ridden a fair number other tyres (note that while some of these tyres were purchased in the U.S. as ‘tires’, I’m writing this in Australia, so they’re now ‘tyres’), but I haven’t been that happy with any…